diff --git a/src/symba/symba_encounter_check.f90 b/src/symba/symba_encounter_check.f90
index b99184465..c7e56ad27 100644
--- a/src/symba/symba_encounter_check.f90
+++ b/src/symba/symba_encounter_check.f90
@@ -75,13 +75,13 @@ module function symba_encounter_check_pl(self, system, dt, irec) result(lany_enc
          lany_encounter = nenc > 0
          if (lany_encounter) then 
             associate(plplenc_list => system%plplenc_list)
+               call plplenc_list%resize(nenc)
                allocate(lvdotr(nenc))
                allocate(kidx(nenc))
                lvdotr(:) = pack(loc_lvdotr(:), lencounter(:))
                kidx(:) = pack([(k, k = 1_I8B, nplplm)], lencounter(:))
                call move_alloc(lvdotr, plplenc_list%lvdotr)
                call move_alloc(kidx, plplenc_list%kidx)
-               call plplenc_list%resize(nenc)
                deallocate(lencounter, loc_lvdotr)
                plplenc_list%index1(1:nenc) = pl%k_plpl(1,plplenc_list%kidx(1:nenc))
                plplenc_list%index2(1:nenc) = pl%k_plpl(2,plplenc_list%kidx(1:nenc))
@@ -289,4 +289,4 @@ module pure subroutine symba_encounter_check_one(xr, yr, zr, vxr, vyr, vzr, rhil
       return
    end subroutine symba_encounter_check_one
 
-end submodule s_symba_encounter_check
\ No newline at end of file
+end submodule s_symba_encounter_check